
Section 5: Switching and scanning
Series 3700A System Switch/Multimeter Reference Manual
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3700AS-901-01 Rev. D/June 2018
To set additional delay time from the web interface:
1. From the list on the left, select the slot that contains the channel for which you want to set an
additional delay.
2. Right-click the channel.
3. Enter the delay time (in seconds) in the delay time field on the right side of the dialog box.
Click
OK
.
To set additional delay time through the remote interface, use the command:
Forbid closing a channel
You can prevent a channel from being closed from any interface by setting it to forbidden.
If the channel that is to be forbidden is used in a channel pattern, the pattern is deleted when you set
the channel to be forbidden to close. An analog backplane relay can be marked as forbidden to
close. Analog backplane relays only support the forbidden setting attribute.
To forbid closing of a channel from the front panel:
1. Display a channel (you might need to press
DISPLAY
first).
2. Select the channel for which you want to set attributes.
3. Press
CONFIG
, then press
CHAN
.
4. Use the navigation wheel to select
FORBID
.
5. Select Yes to prevent a channel from being closed or No to allow closures.
6. Press the navigation wheel to save the change.
To forbid closing of a channel from the web interface:
1. From the list on the left, select the slot that contains the channel you want to forbid close on.
2. Right-click the channel.
3. Select the forbidden checkbox.
4. Click
OK
.
To forbid closing of a channel from the remote interface:
You can also set this attribute using the following commands:
•
channel.setforbidden()
(on page 11-90)
•
channel.clearforbidden()
(on page 11-46)
Set up labels
You can define labels for channels.
Labels must be unique; they cannot have the same as the name of another channel or channel
pattern. Labels cannot contain spaces, and they do not persist through a power cycle.
You cannot apply a label to a range of channels.
Channel labels can be up to 19 characters.
You can only set labels for channels that are installed in the instrument.